Past Programs - 2006 Luncheon Archive
November - Refinery Operations in the Bay Area: Behind
the Scenes at Valero
October - Concord Naval Weapons Station and Base Reuse
Projects and Issues
September - Client Feedback Panel
August - US Army Corp of Engineers Environmental & Civil Program
Updates - Plus Exciting New Opportunities!
July - Collaborative Planning for Wetlands Restoration
in the South Bay
June -
May -
April -
March - Sustainable Development: the Connection between
Neighborhood and Region
February - The Essential SF 330 Workshop &
Seeking Federal Opportunities Luncheon
January -
Refinery Operations in the Bay Area:
Behind the Scenes at Valero
Speakers:
Doug Comeau, Vice President & General Manager
Chris Howe, Community Affairs Director
Don Cuffel, Principal Environmental Engineer
Join us for a luncheon and tour of the Valero Refinery in Benicia. Discover the challenges of operating a refinery in the Bay Area and what is involved in meeting the current environmental compliance requirements. We will learn about air, water, and waste issues in a changing regulatory environment, and issues that are sometimes driven by the market's need for a new fuel formulation.
Schedule:
Tues. Nov 28th, 2006 11:30 am - 2:15 pm
11:30 a.m - Registration & Networking
12:00 p.m - Luncheon Buffet
12:20 p.m - 1:30 p.m - Lunch Program
1:30 p.m - 2:15 p.m - Valero Plant Tour via bus
Concord Naval Weapons Station and Base Reuse
Projects and Issues
Speakers:
Mike Wright, Reuse Project Director, Concord Naval Weapons Station, City
of Concord
The reuse of former military installations, such as the Concord Naval
Weapon Station (NWS), provides a great opportunity for access to these
large tracks of land and the potential for smart growth development that
will benefit local communities and the surrounding region. Associated
with base reuse are the potential environmental concerns and considerations
for environmental planning requirements. Mike Wright serves as the Concord
NWS Reuse Project Director for the City of Concord and will provide an
overview of this vital project and associated issues and requirements
for environmental services. Eliana Makhlouf, Senior Vice President of
Marsh Environmental Practice, is a nationally recognized expert on base
reuse and transfer issues, focusing on how to best protect against future
environmental liabilities and to facilitate transfer of base properties
subject to agency overview. Both Mike and Eliana bring a technical background
to this discussion, having worked for environmental consulting firms in
previous roles.
Schedule:
Tuesday, October 31st, 2006 11:30 am - 1:30 pm
H's Lordship's Restaurant, 199 Seawall Dr., Berkeley Marina
Client Feedback Panel
Speakers:
Steven R. Tronick, Ph.D., Director of Research & Development
SANTA CRUZ BIOTECHNOLOGY, INC.
Ignacio Dayrit, Brownfields Program Director
EMERYVILLE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
Roberta Reinstein, Manager of Environmental Programs & Safety
PORT OF OAKLAND
A must attend for those who are interested in what clients are looking
for in an environmental consultant. Panelists will share insights of what
they need to meet their program goals. Join us to learn about:
1) What these clients expect from consultants
2) Effective marketing and proposal techniques
3) Ingredients of a successful client/consultant relationship
4) Upcoming projects and requested services.
Schedule:
Tuesday, September 26, 2006 11:30 am - 1:30 pm
H's Lordship's Restaurant, 199 Seawall Dr., Berkeley Marina
US Army Corp of Engineers Environmental & Civil
Program Updates - Plus Exciting New Opportunities!
The USACE has dynamic and well-funded programs in civil works (including
flood protection and water supply) and in environmental and hazardous
waste remediation.
Speaker:
Linda Finley, USACE Sacramento
Military & HTRW Program Manager
Linda Finley will provide an overview of current projects and new opportunities
with the USACE Sacramento district, including environmental and civil
programs (such as flood protection and water supply). Linda manages
a staff of 65, with an annual budget of $300MM, and previously managed
the civil works program for the USACE before taking on the role of Military
& HTRW Program Manager.
Schedule:
Tuesday, August 29, 2006 11:30 am - 1:30 pm
H's Lordship's Restaurant, 199 Seawall Dr., Berkeley Marina
Collaborative Planning for Wetlands Restoration in the South Bay
Speaker:
Steve Ritchie, Executive Project Manager, California Coastal Conservancy
Mary Selkirk, Senior Mediator, Center for Collaborative Policy,a program
of California State University Sacramento.
The South San Francisco Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project is the largest
tidal wetlands restoration project on the west coast of the United States,
and the largest restoration project ever undertaken in a densely populated
urban environment.
Executive Project Manager Steve Ritchie and lead facilitator Mary Selkirk
will describe this ambitious project, including how the project partners
have incorporated collaborative involvement from both the public and the
scientific communities.
Schedule:
Tuesday, July 25th, 2006 11:30am - 1:30pm
H's Lordship's Restaurant, 199 Seawall Drive, Berkeley Marina
Sustainable Development:
the Connection between Neighborhood and Region
Speaker:
Sarah Karlinsky, Policy Director
San Francisco Planning + Urban Research Association [SPUR]
Join PEMA as we kick off a series of talks about Sustainable Development.
Sustainable Development has been a hot topic around the world and is very
relevant to the environmental profession, since it encompasses numerous
aspects of the environmental services, from transportation, water resources,
green development, energy, disaster planning and mitigation, solid waste
and recycling. Sarah Karlinsky, the Policy Director of SPUR will open
our Sustainable Development series with a talk on the connection between
neighborhood and the region.
Marin Municipal Water District's pursuit of desalination comes only
after decades of stretching existing water supplies through pioneering
conservation and recycling efforts. MMWD offers public tours of
the pilot plant, and developed "Marin Desal Explorer", a "virtual" computer
tour of the pilot plant to help explain the reverse osmosis process and
the goals of the pilot project. We'll get to taste the water
on our tour.
Schedule:
Tuesday, March 28, 2006 11:15am - 1:30pm
H's Lordship's Restaurant, 199 Seawall Drive, Berkeley Marina